Pastoral Leadership at Marquette

An ecumenical, cohort-based leadership program for gifted early-career clergy and professional pastoral ministers, focusing on issues related to today's challenging cultural context, in association with the Office of Mission and Ministry and funded by a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Faculty

Business Leaders

Experiences from the world of business — whether successful or not — provide their own unique insights. Join us to share what you've learned about effective leadership strategies, or about social and cultural issues facing Wisconsinites.

Civic Leaders

The leadership of the pastor extends beyond religion, to social and civic leadership as well; a prophetic voice in the public sphere. Come share your experience and understanding of community leadership and its issues.

Address:

Online Application

The Marquette Pastoral Leadership in a Cultural Context (PLCC) is open to those who:

Currently serve in a Wisconsin congregation

Hold an M.Div degree or equivalent from an accredited seminary or pastoral ministry program

Have approximately 5-10 years experience in ministry since graduation or ordination

Applications for cohort 2 are currently closed, but you may submit an application here for consideration in future cohorts as they become available.

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First and Last name: *

Position: *

Email.
Please list all email addresses you check regulary, and indicate "work", "home", etc. Please also indicate which address you would prefer us to use. *

Phone:
Please provide both a work phone and a cell phone.

I prefer not to be contacted by cell phone (except in cases of emergency)

Religious affiliation: *

Current congregation: *

Describe your ministry career path to this point. Use this space to craft a narrative of your call to ministry, and tell us the story of how you came to be in the position you now hold. More than just a list of the titles and jobs you currently have, we are interested in the story: what brought you to this point in your life? What were the major turning points along the way? What obstacles had to be overcome? What were the moments of grace directing your path? *

Education including seminary or pastoral education.
For each degree or certificate earned, please include the following: Graduation Year, degree (BA/BS, MA, M.Div., D. Min., etc.), concentration or area of specialty, School.
For example: "2005, BA Philosophy, Marquette University."
For graduate degrees, please indicate the title or topic of your thesis or project, and a short description. *

What books have you read in the past two years (fiction and non-fiction)? Please think back over the past two years and consider the books or other materials that have been important for you in your ministry. Are there certain theologians or ministers you like to read or who have been influential for your thought, preaching, or ministry? *

What else do you read regularly? (newspapers, magazines, journals): *

Describe your current congregation as best as you can. Who is your congregation? Tell us about the size of the congregation, its demographic makeup, its location and its role in the local and regional community. What are its gifts and its challenges? What is its mission? What are some of its most important, or most successful, ministries? *

Why are you interested in participating in this program? Tell us a story that will help us get to know you and understand the points of contact between our program, you as a person, and your ministry. *

How do you believe this program would help develop your leadership and pastoral skills? Where do you see this program intersecting with the work you do as a pastor? How can we help in that work? *

What would you bring to the program and other participants? *

Is there anything that would prevent you from attending all of the quarterly overnight meeting of the cohort? (Please see schedule of events) *

Please provide 3 reference letters.

A current congregation leader

A co-worker

A denominational leader or bishop

Reference letter 1:

Reference letter 2:

Reference letter 3:

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